Liquid crystals occupy an important niche in nonlinear optics as a result of their unique
physical and optical properties. Besides their broadband birefringence and transparency …

Abstract Liquid Crystals (LCs) are soft materials lying in the midway between solids and
liquids which have enjoyed considerable success due to their tremendous display and non …

Featured Application Nanomaterial-doped liquid crystals. Abstract The research field of
liquid crystals and their applications is recently changing from being largely focused on …

Combinations of liquid crystals and materials with unique features as well as properties at
the nanoscale are reviewed. Particular attention is paid to recent developments, ie, since …

Colloidal particles in a liquid crystal (LC) behave very differently from their counterparts in
isotropic fluids. Elastic nature of the orientational order and surface anchoring of the director …

In the framework of molecular mean-field theory we study the effect of nanoparticles
embedded in nematic liquid crystals on the orientational ordering and nematic–isotropic …

In this Highlight article we will describe the current impact of nanoscale materials
(nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes) in liquid crystal nanocomposites on the improvement …

Since the discovery of biosensor, continuous efforts are being made to design and develop
novel biosensing systems of reduced form factor and high performance. State-of-art …

The dispersion of ferroelectric nanomaterials in liquid crystals has recently emerged as a
promising way for the design of advanced and tunable electro-optical materials. The goal of …

Recent experiments have reported that ferroelectric nanoparticles have drastic effects on
nematic liquid crystals—increasing the isotropic-nematic transition temperature by about 5 …